August 10

Franz Aepinus was an 18th-century German-Russian natural philosopher and physicist known for his pioneering experiments and theories in electricity and magnetism. In his seminal work 'Tentamen Theoriae Electricitatis et Magnetismi', he proposed a mathematical framework for electric attraction and repulsion. As a member of the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences, he conducted experiments that clarified the nature of electric charge distribution. Aepinus’s theoretical models influenced later scientists, including Coulomb and Faraday. He served as a professor and mentor, bridging experimental observations with mathematical principles. His contributions laid foundational stones for the modern science of electromagnetism. Aepinus’s legacy remains significant in both theoretical and applied physics.